Species Drepanotermes crassidens Watson & Perry, 1981
- Drepanotermes crassidens Watson, J.A.L. & Perry, D.H. 1981. The Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera: Termitinae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 78: 1-153 [44].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9011 soldier, Eurardy Station, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC series No. 10 15146 soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from small area SE Hamelin Pool.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, harvester, nest subterranean, diffuse, diet dry grass, Acacia and other plant litter.
General References
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [90] (distribution)
Watson, J.A.L. & Perry, D.H. 1981. The Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera: Termitinae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 78: 1-153 [46-47] (biology)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |